People v. Huff

—Spain, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Bruhn, J.), rendered January 23, 1998, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.

On November 13, 1996, a tip from a confidential informant led to the police surveillance of defendant’s parked car from which defendant was observed engaging in the sale of drugs. Defendant was subsequently arrested and his car was searched, resulting in the seizure of a quantity of marihuana, crack cocaine and a handgun. In January 1997, defendant was indicted on two…